Through our defense of clients in a wide variety of professional backgrounds, the firm has established itself as one of the premier professional liability defense firms in the region. With respect to real estate, the firm provides its services to members of the brokerage, construction, mortgage, escrow, title, home inspection, home warranty, architecture and landscape industries. We have been extensively involved in the brokerage community, including among other things: serving as statewide litigation coordinator on behalf of one of the nation’s largest third-party administrators; assisting a number of insurance companies and claims administrators in designing and managing insurance programs; being identified as a specialist in connection with real estate based toxic tort claims; drafting legislation to clarify the role and duties of real estate professionals in California; providing educational and risk management programs to brokers, insurance companies, local boards and CAR; and perhaps most significantly being selected as one of the limited number of members of the CAR Strategic Defense Panel . While the firm has established itself as one of the foremost law firms in the area of real estate professional liability, it also has extensive experience, and served as panel counsel, in other fields of professional liability, including among others, legal, medical, dental, insurance, and accounting.

We defend and resolve a wide variety of claims, including premises liability, automobile liability, uninsured motorist and general negligence, for insurance carriers and self-insureds. The firm has substantial experience in both state and federal courts and handles claims of varying degrees of complexity. Our attorneys seek to resolve -- at the earliest possible stage -- those claims which are meritorious, but mount an aggressive defense to specious or fraudulent claims.

We defend employers against sexual harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract, employment discrimination and other related claims brought by employees. The firm is sensitive to the unique dynamics of such claims and successfully uses mediation and other dispute resolution techniques to address the needs, emotional and otherwise, of the parties to such disputes.

We have defended those in the trucking industry against claims for personal injury, claims by and against governmental entities, claims for cargo loss, claims for down-time, claims for subrogation and claims involving equipment interchange agreements.

We have handled various product liability cases for insurance companies and self-insured businesses. These case have included among other things claims regarding tainted or defective: food and other consumables; manufacturing and repair machinery; parts and construction related to automobiles, bicycles and other modes of transportation; vending machines; and safety equipment such as fire alarm equipment. As with all other areas, we work diligently to evaluate the risks of the claim, including the potential for “fall-out claims,” and to reach the resolution which best serves the needs of our clients.

Our firm helps to design and implement risk-management programs for various industries and businesses. We also present seminars, provide instructional videos and publish quarterly newsletters on the subjects of risk-management, dispute resolution, negotiation skills, new legislation and recent court decisions. Among other things, we have an dedicated risk management program for real estate brokers and agents through which they can contact one of our attorneys to get advice regarding a transaction before a problem arises.

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